Friday's Child is the second studio album by English singer Will Young. It was released on 1 December 2003 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. The album has gone 5× Platinum in the UK, with worldwide sales of over 1.8 million. The second single taken from the album, "Your Game", won Best British Single at the 2005 Brit Awards.
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| Released | 1 December 2003 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 48:47 | |||
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Critical reception edit
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Guardian | [2] |
Allmusic editor Jon O'Brien found that "Young has made the brave decision to move away from pop's most influential man Simon Cowell for follow-up Friday's Child [...] It's a much more personal affair that showcases both his songwriting talent and his undoubtedly unique soulful tones [...] While certainly far more adventurous than his debut, it still sometimes lapses into MOR territory, particularly on the Simply Red-esque "Free" and the rather aimless and ultimately quite drab acoustic ballad "Very Kind." But overall, Friday's Child will undoubtedly bury the reality pop tag once and for all. Britain's first Pop Idol has become an artist in his own right and the fact he's done it without the Cowell juggernaut behind him should make its success even sweeter."[1]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Love the One You're With" | Stephen Stills | Stephen Lipson | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Your Game" |
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| 4:10 |
| 3. | "Stronger" |
| Lipson | 5:18 |
| 4. | "Leave Right Now" | Eg White | Lipson | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Love is a Matter of Distance" | Tim Christensen | Lipson | 2:58 |
| 6. | "Dance the Night Away" |
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| 4:05 |
| 7. | "Very Kind" |
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| 5:10 |
| 8. | "Free" |
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| 4:07 |
| 9. | "Going My Way" |
| White | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Out of My Mind" |
| Lipson | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Friday's Child" |
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| 9:02 |
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Personnel edit
Performers and musicians
- Will Young – vocals
- Toby Baker – keyboards
- Anne Dudley – keyboards
- Greg Wells – keyboards
- Rick Willson – guitar
- Stephen Lipson – guitar
- John Themis – guitar
- David Rainger – guitar
- Tim Cansfield – guitar
- Eg White – guitar, instruments on "Going My Way" and "Out of My Mind"
- Blair MacKichan – guitar, backing vocals
- Neil Conti – drums
- Steve Barney – drums
- Guy Barker – trumpet
- Neil Yates – brass arrangements
- Phil Todd – flute
- Mark Feltham – harmonica
- Steve Lee – harmonica
- Tracy Ackerman – backing vocals
- Lynne Marie – backing vocals
- Karen Poole – backing vocals
- Metro Voices – gospel choir
- Toby Smith – instruments on "Dance the Night Away"
- Chris Dodd – instruments on "Dance the Night Away"[3]
Technical
- Stephen Lipson – producer, programmer
- Blair MacKichan – producer, programmer
- Toby Smith – producer, mixer, brass arrangement
- Chris Dodd – producer
- Robin Thicke – producer
- Pro-Jay – producer, engineer
- Eg White – producer, mixer
- Dave Naughton – ProTools
- Heff Moraes – engineer, mixer
- Andy Saunders – mix engineer
- Sam Miller – additional engineering
- Steve Lee – programming
- Jenny O'Grady – choir master
- Nick Ingman – orchestral arrangement
- Anne Dudley – orchestral arrangement
Charts edit
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | 5× Platinum | 1,713,929[10] |
References edit
- ^ a b AllMusic review
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (28 November 2003). "Will Young: From Now On". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Friday s Child by Will Young @ARTISTdirect". ARTISTdirect.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Will Young". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2003". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "ChartsPlusYE2005" (PDF). Chartsplus. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Jones, Alan (1 June 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Will Young's 85% Proof is 100% No.1 on sales of 21,321". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "British certifications". British Phonographic Industry. Select Platinum in the Certification field.